Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

Genre

anthology series, horror television series, crime television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

9 seasons, 112 episodes

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This anthology series adapts short stories by Roald Dahl. Each episode presents a self-contained tale with a darkly humorous edge. The stories build to an unexpected twist ending.

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What happens

Tales of the Unexpected (known as Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected for the first two series) is a British television series that aired between 1979 and 1988. Each episode told a story, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, with an unexpected twist ending. Every episode of series one, 12 episodes of series two, two episodes of series three, two episodes of series four, and one episode of series nine were based on short stories by Roald Dahl collected in the books Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss, and Someone Like You. The series was made by Anglia Television for ITV with interior scenes recorded at its Norwich studios, whilst location filming mainly occurred across East Anglia. The theme music for the series was written by composer Ron Grainer. The dancer in the opening titles was Karen Standley. The series has been repeated on Granada Plus, ITV3 and Sky Arts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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